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Public Sector Publications Print
The experts in the Public Sector Services Group often author articles for publication. These articles have appeared in either national magazines or RubinBrown newsletters.

August 26, 2008
Focus On Public Sector: OMB Issues New Data Collection Form and Online Instructions
Every 3 years the Office of Management and Budget has the opportunity to revise the Data Collection Form (the Form or DCF) used for submitting to the Federal Clearing House A-133  ...
 
July 23, 2008
Focus on Public Sector: GASB Issues Statement No. 53
The use of derivatives in the Public Sector is becoming more common, specifically when it comes to issuing variable rate long-term debt. These financial arrangements  ...
 
January 15, 2007
RubinBrown Hosts GFOA Seminar
RubinBrown's Public Sector Services Group hosted the St. Louis Chapter of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for its Governmental Accounting and Auditing seminar on Tuesday, January 15, 2008. RubinBrown partners ...
 
October 5, 2007
Public Sector Stats 2007  
We are pleased to present RubinBrown’s 2007 Public Sector Statistical Analysis. The study includes statistical financial results for municipalities in both the St. Louis and Kansas City metropolitan areas, focusing on cities with populations greater than 5,000...


Horizons Articles

April 2008 
Industry: Public Sector - Group Issues First Benchmarking Survey
In October 2007, RubinBrown’s 2006 Financial Ratio Study for Municipalities was released. As auditors for many municipal governments, it was always frustrating not to have benchmarking information available to help government officials see how they were ...

August 2007
Industry: Public Sector - GASB Update and Recent Amendment
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board approved its technical plan for the second third of 2007 in public meetings held in Norwalk, Conn. The following provides an overview of the GASB’s current technical agenda as of May 1, 2007...

March 2007
Industry: Public Sector - GASB Issues Invitation to Comment on Fund Balance Reporting
In October, the GASB took the next step in its Fund Balance Reporting Project by issuing an Invitation to Comment (ITC) entitled “Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions.” Over the past two years, the GASB has been interviewing...

March 2007
Industry: Public Sector - New Government Withholding Provision
On May 17, 2006, President Bush signed into law the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (H.R. 4297, S. 2821 and P.L. 109-222). The act includes an obscure "Government Withholding Provision" (Section 511) requiring federal, state and...

June 2006
Industry: Public Sector - The Cost of OPEB - Financial Reporting Converges with Reality
Retiree medical costs are probably the largest long-term financial challenge facing state and local governments. It is estimated that the cost of paying future medical benefits for our retired civil servants could exceed $1 trillion. This cost is twice...

September 2005
Industry Public Sector: Deposit and Investment Risks
Deposit and Investment Risks Since 1986, governmental entities have disclosed custodial credit risk related to deposits and investments. Custodial credit risk is the risk that an entity will not be able to recover its deposits or the value of its...

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